Sharing the stories of minority groups in the UK radio and audio industry and asking, "How can we do better?" (by Pūlama Kaufman, Kaylee Golding & Sara Motie)
🔊WOMEN IN RADIO
Our new report with @WomxnInCTRL found that 84% of women find it harder to progress their career as compared to men.
Barriers identified include sexism, harassment, motherhood and pressure to flirt!
Read the full report in our bio
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Kaylee is joined this week by Rock FM’s @ThatOliviaJones! She talked about token hiring, working and parenting while being, "the other mother," and how she feels like she got a pass in to the boys club environment of radio.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Something we saw again and again in our research was women talking about how they felt their appearance affected the roles and opportunities they were given in radio!
@EmmaB_Radio and @kayleegolding_ spoke how detrimental it can be.
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70% of women feel their appearance has had an effect on their job opportunities!
@EmmaB_Radio spoke about how her opportunities were affected by her appearance.
Have you felt like your appearance has affected your opportunities?
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If you haven’t heard this yet then you’re definitely missing out!
For those of you already on top of your podcast game- what was the biggest lesson you learned from @EmmaB_Radio ?
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Emma B talks on our latest episode about the way her value as a presenter changed after she became a mother & the lack of empathy from her bosses led her to take a break.
Do you feel like your value has or would change in your job if you had a child? #RadioSilence
I adore Emma B, one of my inspirations for having the confidence to get in to radio.
So lovely, kind and excellent at her job. Me & @KateHolderness were listening recently and couldn’t stop fangirling 👏🏽��🏽
Listen to @EmmaB_Radio talk about her journey to find confidence as a woman and a mother presenting on national stations in our new episode out today!
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We’re joined by @EmmaB_Radio on our new episode out tomorrow! She talks about pressures put on women to look a certain way, the toxic competitive environment that works people to the bone & the struggles dealing with postnatal depression while presenting #RadioSilence
Transparency is one of the most crucial parts of creating a safe and equal workplace!
On our latest episode, Rebecca Frank (@0Bex0) talks about the role of transparency in career progression for women!
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Rebecca Frank @0Bex0 , content director of @KissFMUK , talking about the importance of representation and shared experience.
Transparency is the key to understanding what challenges people are facing and building strength in numbers in support of change!
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💥 EPISODE 2 💥
This weeks episode features the incredible content director of @KissFMUK, Rebecca Frank. @0Bex0
Rebecca spoke so helpfully about her experience- get the notepad out for this one!
Let us know what you think! Available on all platforms ✨
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Season 2 is out now ⬇️
We’re kicking off our season all about women in radio with the wonderful Frankie Wells!
Frankie is a founder of @FoundationFM . She talks to Kaylee about the barriers she has faced in the industry as a woman!
Listen link in our bio 🙌
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💥The #RadioSilence podcast is back 💥
Season 2 is all about women in radio! We’ll be speaking to some of the biggest names in the industry- from presenters to executive producers to station managers - and sharing their incredible stories 👊
Out next Monday ➡️ APRIL 5th
84% of women in our study said that they think it's harder for them to progress their career in radio as compared to men!
During our panel with @riseshineaudio, we asked @heylaurablake how women can get into the industry and start to progress!
https://t.co/YIwrzaj6xw
THANK YOU to @yewandeadeniran@leo_sheek @kayleegolding_ @heylaurablake @Pulama_Kaufman @radiosilencepod @WomxnInCTRL everyone who watched and everyone who supported tonight's stream! Watch back here- https://t.co/5LrwEXxN04
39% of WOMEN IN RADIO have felt unsafe at work.
NO WOMAN SHOULD EVER FEEL UNSAFE AT WORK!
Our new original research report in collaboration with @RadioSilencePod is now live! Read the full report here:
🔊 https://t.co/Sr8Hgl63CA
Get your tickets for tonight's panel (with new last minute panellist @leo_sheek stepping in to save the day!) !
TIME: 6.30pm UK TIME
FREE TICKETS: https://t.co/iLHA1Xgf16
Speaking:
@Pulama_Kaufman
@kayleegolding_
@leo_sheek@yewandeadeniran
@heylaurablake